Cheese cutter



Aug. 25, 1931. T. J. BOEHM'ER 1,820,342 l CHEESE CUTTER Filed Oct. l1, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l n .MQ Ilw u ,\\w

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T. J. BOEHMER CHEESE CUTTER Aug. 25, 1931.

2 Sheets-Sheer*l 2 Filed Oct. ll, 1930 vInventor T J. aekmel A Home y l Patented ug. l25, 1931 i ,UN-ms STAT-'ES annoncent BOEHMER, or` COLUMBUS, onio CHEESE CUTTER `Application.filed october 11, `193o.' s'eri.fi1'Nal' 4ss,1.11:.- A

This invention relates `generally toccheese cutters, and particularly tov a cheesefovutter especiallyadapted forcounter'use, or for use in refrigerators, eliminating thenecessity of handling the cheese, and'specifically to` a cheese. cutter of this vvlatter kindAwhichis adapted to cutthe cheese in predetermined sizes. Y f

It is an obj eotof thisinventionto provide a cheese cutter ofthe type described which f is rvery 'little larger than the cheese itself, the

type of cheese which it is'adaptecl to be used with heing called inthe tradeDaisy or a flat or a Cheddar cheese, which comes formed in cylindrical or frusto-conical shapes. L

It isalso an object of this invention to prvide a cheese cutter of 'the type described which on account ofV its small bulk lmay be used for cutting cheese in refrigerators andv other places without removing the cheese therefrom, thus lessening the inconvenience and disadvantage of unnecessarily handling the refrigerated cheeses.

These and other obfects, the nature of the inventioruits composition and arrangement andy combination of parts will be readily understood by any one acquainted with vthe art to which the invention relates upon consulting the following descriptions of the drawings, from which will be seen that the invention possesses numerous features of novelty and convenience,together with advantagesy not heretofore known in a device ofthis type.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a `general side elevational `view fof my improved cheese cutter.

Figure 2 is` a top'view thereof. f

Figure 3 is a detail'transverse vertical cross section disclosing the arrangement of the pivotalV support for the rotatable cheese support.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical-cross sectional view disclosing the mounting of thev lever mechanismv for turning l'the cheesesupport. l

'Figure 5 is a transverse vertical cross sec- 'tionalview through the lower part ofthe cutter structure. f

Y u tervals near the periphery thereof. Centrally abutting the undersidevof the'plate `5. A

'ference ofthe plate 13, which is preferably y cheese is yplaced upon the bars 14 and the plate 13 is adapted to beprot'atedby a struc v Figure Gis a further view thereof takenvin longitudinal vertical cross sectional` view.v

Y Figurer' is a detailed enlarged view of the lower portion of tliefcutter structure taken from the rghtof'Figure 1.y kf Y 4, l,

u Referring in @detail to the drawings, in which like numerals designate like parts throughout, the numeral 'designates gen-l erally a flat plate, preferably circular, andr from which rises at intervals a plurality of pairs of triangularly formed bracketsdin which are rotatably mounted rollers 7j The plate 'is supportedvon a plurality of legs 8V suitably secured vbyrivets or'the like at in-y 6.5 'of the Vplate 5" there isv'provided. an aperture v9. l`Surrounding'this aperturejon theunderside rof the plate a tubular socket like mem ber 10 having" a laterally directed fiange 11 shaft'lQis jo/urnaledA inthe aperture9 and in the socket 10 and it rises and has fastened te its upperv portionA arotatable plate 13 which carries "a'p'lurality of Yloarsvll which have near vtheir outerfendsgsharp,projections 15'. .The 75 barslllare arranged parallel and vertically f spaced Afrom the plate 13 and their outer ends {arebent as atpl downwardlydirected to form "columns 17 whicharers'ecuredto the upper 'surface of the' platev 13.` The bars 14`are arranged sothatftheir inner ends converge and soL are attached to the mais, and thifuter ends are equally spaced vabout the e'ircuin'.'

formed in the shape of a circular disk'. Thel a pawl 23 which is retained normally in engagement with the outer edge of the plate 13 by a spring 24 suitably mounted. The outer edge or periphery of the disk 13 is provided with equally spaced notches 25. These notches divide the space between each pair of said bars 14 into quarter parts, and the stop pins 22 'limit the stroke of the lever 18, so that in a movement thereof no more than the distance between two of said adjacent bars can be brought about in one actuation of the lever. It is obvious that the movement of the lever 18 may be stopped at any notch between said bars, and thus is provided for a predetermined movement of the lever 18 and hence a predetermined amount of turning of the disk 13, resultingr in a positioning of a cutting .mechanism te be desc 1ibed, for cutting a predetermined amount of cheese.

The cheese cuttingr structure comprises a blade holder generally designated 26 which comprises a U-shaped frame the top member of which 27 is inwardly tapered as indicated in Figure 2. At the inner end thereof it is provided with a wing nut riding' on a screw threaded shank designated 28, 29, respectively, which constitutes the mechanism for keepingr taut a cutting element 30 which may be a wire or a blade. The lower end of the blade 30 is passed through a slot in the inner end of a similarly tapered bar 81 which is secured to the back member 32 of the frame 26 by means of a bolt or rivet 33. The bar 31 is parallel and vertically spaced from the base member 34. The base member is provided to slide radially with respect to the center of the disk 13 in a block 35 cut out as at 37 to form a housing and guide for the same. This is more clearly seen in Figures 5 and 6. The base member 34 is provided with a central longitudinal slot 36 in the bottom face there of which extends the full length of the base member 34 with the exception of a short distance 38, which is not cut away but which forms a stop to prevent the complete withdrawal of the frame 26, from the guide 35, through the agency of aV stopv lug 39 secured in position by a bolt 4() as shown in Figure 6. An extra plate 41 is secured to the portion of the plate 5 adjacent the frame guide structure for bracing the same.

It is thought to be obvious that the frame 26 is adapted to be pushed inwardly toward the center of the circular disk for cutting` the cheese which is generally designated in dotted lines by the numeral 42. In this operation the bar 31 comes between the bar 14 and over the disk 13, whereas the bar 34 passes under the plate 13 and above the plate 5 in the guide housing 35. T he space between any two adjacent bars 14 represents a pound of cheese, and each division thereof represented by the notches 25 constitutes a quarter of a pound, so that the lever 18 may be adjusted to bring the cheese into proper measured position for the blade to cut apredetermined amount'of cheese upon the inward travel thereof. It should be stated that in the arrancement disclosed herein the disk 13 has a clockwise motion.

It is to be definitely understood that l do not desire to limit the application of this invention to the particular modification set forth herein to illustrate the principles thereof, and any change or changes may be made in material and structure and rearrangement of parts consistent with the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is A cheese cutter of the type described comprising a base, a platform rotatably supported in a vertically spaced manner on said base, a radially reciprocable blade structure slid ably mounted on said base, and means to controllably rotate the platform for positioning the platform with respect to the blade structure, and means on the platform for prevent ing` horizontal displacement of a cheese placed thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

THEODORE J. BQEHMER. 

